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Reading tables

Mathematics · Data & Statistics · ages 9-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A two-way table shows 6 boys and 9 girls like football. How many children like football?

    • 14
    • 13
    • 3
    • 15

  2. Buses leave at 8:15, 8:50 and 9:15. Mia arrives at 8:30. How many minutes until the next bus?

    Answer: ______________

  3. A bus timetable: Park Street: Bus A 8:05, Bus B 8:35 Elm Road: Bus A 8:15, Bus B 8:45 Oak Avenue: Bus A 8:30, Bus B 9:00

    What time does Bus A leave Park Street?

    • 8:05
    • 8:15
    • 8:35

  4. A train timetable can show both when a train leaves and when it arrives.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. A timetable shows a bus at 10:05. Ash arrives at 10:10 and says he caught it. Is Ash right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. This table shows favourite sport by gender, with totals:

    FootballSwimmingTotal
    Boys12820
    Girls?1016
    Total181836

    How many girls chose football?

    • 4
    • 6
    • 8

  7. A table shows pets: cats 12, dogs 17, fish 8. How many cats and dogs altogether?

    • 20
    • 29
    • 25
    • 37

  8. In a class table, 14 children like apples and 11 like bananas. How many more like apples?

    Answer: ______________

  9. A bus timetable: Park Street: Bus A 8:05, Bus B 8:35 Elm Road: Bus A 8:15, Bus B 8:45 Oak Avenue: Bus A 8:30, Bus B 9:00

    Ravi wants Bus B's departure time from Oak Avenue. He reads the Bus A column instead and answers 8:30. What is the correct time?

    • 8:30
    • 8:45
    • 9:00

  10. A journey starts at 11:50 and ends at 12:30. Bea says it took 40 minutes. Is Bea right?

    Circle one:   True   False

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  1. 15 · 15 is right because 6 + 9 = 15.
  2. 20 · The next bus is the 8:50, which is 20 minutes after 8:30.
  3. 8:05 · Find the Park Street row, then read across to the Bus A column: 8:05.
  4. True · Timetables list departure and arrival times, so you can work out how long a trip takes.
  5. False · Ash is wrong: the bus left 5 minutes before he arrived.
  6. 6 · Girls' total is 16 and 10 of them chose swimming, so 16 minus 10 is 6.
  7. 29 · 29 is right because 12 + 17 = 29.
  8. 3 · 14 - 11 = 3 more children like apples.
  9. 9:00 · The right row is Oak Avenue, but the right column is Bus B, which is 9:00. Ravi read the wrong column.
  10. True · Bea is right: 10 minutes to noon plus 30 more is 40.
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